Hollywood News: Weekend Box Office Recap

In the last weekend before Christmas, the three new movies were the top three films at the box office. A much more predictable outcome compared to last weeks craziness.

Jim Carey's flick beat Will Smith as "Yes Man" bows at $18.1 million. "Seven Pounds" took $16 million. The animated "The Tale of Desperaux" took in $10.5 million.

Tom Cruise's brief respite at having the number one film in America was apparently only good for one week as "The Day the Earth Stood Still" fell almost 67% from its opening bow to land in 4th place.

And Mickey Rourke's "The Wrestler"opened in only 4 theaters across the US but pulled in over $52,000 per screen. Expect this one to open bigger next week as Fox Searchlight uses the tactic to help generate word of mouth for the Oscar Contender.